She had all the advantage of a clean bottom, while the French ships were probably foul: at least he could hope so.

"It'll depend on which of us has the cleanest bottom," he said to no one in particular.

"At least we have a clean bottom and a decent suit of sails," Aitken said.

Pphira had a clean bottom, being just off the skids, and there was nothing in the harbor to catch him.

It is a right bold shore, forty fathom water not a cable's length from the land, and a clean bottom.

We have, after all, a beautifully clean bottom.'

Clean bottom, coppered - just the vessel for privateering!'

This is a five-knot wind for a brig like theMurex-she must have a clean bottom.'

An assumption that a rated boat is in bristol racing condition with a clean bottom, new sails and an experienced crew.

The Surprise had a remarkably clean bottom, even now, and she had always been brisk in stays; she came round easily.

Yes, fairly clean bottom.

When a frigate is caught by a 74-gun ship with a clean bottom and a goodcaptain, that is that.

Domingo looked forward to it, lusted to hold his child in his arms, to kiss and cuddle, to change diapers and clean bottoms.

It is associated with river or stream habitats characterized by flowing currents, and hard, clean bottoms (e.g., bedrock, boulder, gravel).

She can bear a great press of sail, and with our clean bottom, I believe we could give even Lively skysails and perhaps an outer jib.

The Charisian ships had cleaner bottoms, as well as fresher rowers, and Nylz was closing quickly.

In fact she had a relatively clean bottom and apart from sloppy steering she was being sailed well: even though her wake was wavy, she was being kept close to the wind.

"The wind's nor'west and we'll point high with a nice clean bottom, so I reckon we'll have a sight of Barfleur Point a'fore we go about on to the larboard tack.

Even though the wind was light theCalypso, with a clean bottom, was sailing too fast for the French frigate, which was jogging along under topsails only, obviously not trying to keep in any particular position with the line of battle.

Yet again, a big, comparatively heavy bait such as a lobworm, on a clean bottom may require only a few inches, for the sheer weight of this bait means the bream has to position himself quite close to it for the suck to be effective.

TheGriffin was sailing much faster with a clean bottom, but as Saxby had said within an hour or two of them leaving Kingsnorth, she was designed as a floating box that would carry the most cargo for the least taxes and dues, which were calculated on her various dimensions.

Stephen lurched forward to heave her out - met with the same fate - and they wallowed painfully, slowly, on all fours to the extreme edge of the mangrove trees, where clean water and a fairly clean bottom allowed them to crawl ashore in a very distressing state of filth.

"We've got a clean bottom and she'll be foul: weeks in the Mediterranean, crossing the Atlantic twice. . .just think of the barnacles and weed and torn and worn sheathing. . .in anything but a gale o' wind we should be able to show her our heels!"